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A DRAMATIC CABINET specimen of large transparent to translucent and lustrous aquamarine crystals nicely set on bright bladed muscovite matrix. The terminated aqua crystal is 3.0 cm long. This is a beautiful and highly representative large specimen from the pegmatites of Pakistan, despite the damage to the large aqua crystal. 14.0 x 8.5 x 8.3 cm
9.7 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm. A large, intensely bright and gemmy crystal of aquamarine from Pakistan. Doubly-terminated. The anomalies you see along the side faces, mostly at one end of the crystal (and the termination at that end) are natural pocket etching. The interior is glassy-clear, cutter-quality through about 2/3 the length of the crystal. Weighs 57 grams.
3.6 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm. Not the gemmiest aquamarine crystals, but quite a pretty cluster from an aesthetic standpoint. There are only a couple of termination contacts- the rest are quite fine and complete.
6.3 x 5.1 x 4.3 cm. This is a very large (200-gram) crystal of beautiful blue-green gem beryl - very gemmy and bright. Most of the faces are super-lustrous and glassy, with others having natural etching from pocket solutions. The crystal shows a very unusual blocky form. This is a very rare, odd style both for color and the overall form of the crystal combining both sharp window faces and ''etch effects'' due to dissolution in the pocket.
10.8 x 9.8 x 8.8 cm. Here is a very large, transparent crystal of aquamarine, of hexagonal tabular form, from Brazil. This impressive 5-cm crystal is gorgeously set amongst thick books of shimmering, very large sheety crystals of muscovite. Milky cleavelandite adds a final pretty accent.
A beautifully gemmy, ice-blue etched aquamarine fragment from the recent find at Palmital, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Not many of these were available. 5.1 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm
A VERY RARE morganite from this small mine better known for aquamarines and the occasional tourmaline! The crystal measures 5 cm across and has a very pleasing pink color to it. However, on closer inspection this specimen shows both blue and pink zoning, and the effect is more pronounced in person where you can clearly see blue when looking down the c-axis. This is exactly similar to the famous piece of same provenance known as "The Pala Princess" which has been pictured in Sinkankas' books and noted as a very unique specimen. It has excellent lustre and is mostly translucent, if not transparent per se. For the mine, this is exceptional. It was collected by mine owner Roland Reed in 1982. 9.4 x 5 x 4.2 cm
9.6 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm. A large, doubly-terminated, floater crystal of aquamarine from Pakistan. It is more transparent in person than it appears - what you are seeing is natural etching striations on the surface that are reflecting the light back to the camera. Weighs a healthy 125 grams.
This 1300-gram (!!) hunk of etched aqua is not so ugly in person, I assure you. It is a REALLY important and unusual large beryl crystal for the County, with its entire upper surface dramatically etched over time into a sort of fantasyscape. It is very similar in this regard to some recent Brazilian material, but this was collected by Roland Reed in May of 1994 near his Elizabeth R Mine. It is to my knowledge a unique specimen and given the size and weight is really quite impressive in person. 13.6 x 12.5 x 8.4 cm
This important locality specimen features two very pink morganites adjoining one another on albite matrix. The larger crystal measures 6 x 5 cm. Acquired from the important San Diego collection of Chuck Houser in 2003. For size and price range, it is an excellent SD beryl, morganite no less, from a small quartz prospect called the Blue Lady because it initially produced odd quartz with blue inclusions. 9.7 x 7.7 x 5.9 cm
7.5 x 4.5 x 2.9 cm. An uncommon and fine combination specimen from the Shigar Valley, Pakistan. This fine piece has 3 gem species on the crudely terminated albite "bar": a super-gem, water-clear, 4.8 cm aquamarine crystal; a 1.7 cm, nicely terminated, gem, colorless topaz crystal; and both are nicely accented by a 1.2 cm, lustrous dark green elbaite crystal. There are even scattered tiny quartz crystals on the albite.
An important morganite because it is not just pretty; but is also from the STEWART MINE which was known for tourmalines but from which morganite was VERY rare. This piece has a rich pink color to it, exceptional lustre, and excellent display aesthetics. It is contacted in back, with minor associations of albite and tourmaline (the color being confirmatory of the Stewart pedigree). Important locality specimens are nice, but important pieces that LOOK good are even better...Ex. F John Barlow Collection via the Chuck Houser Collection (another important San Diego County collection) 6.8 x 5.2 x 3.8 cm
An absolutely astonishing, Pakistan-quality aquamarine from the famous but small Fano Mine just over the border from San Diego County proper and so close enough for this collection...it is extremely significant as a California beryl crystal but beyond that it is a superb display-quality aqua by any standard. This is a well-known specimen in San Diego circles and is regarded as the finest aqua from this small mine that has produced the finest gem aqua crystals in San Diego, though only a few of them and only many years ago! 7.9 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm
This important specimen is a rare matrix morganite with crystals to 4 cm, and gemmy at that. They have a brilliant internal brightness to them and a rich peachy color that is really quite unique to the old White Queen material, not matched for 3 decades. This piece would have originated with mine owner Norm Dawson and it has been through several collections in recent decades, most notably Dr. Edward David's first collection (dispersed in 1993) - his numbered label remains on the backside. At some point in the mid-90s it was repaired (cleanly) by dealer Cal Graeber. The repair is invisible unless you know to look for it and runs betweenm the two major crystals so that the crystals themselves are not repaired as such. Matrix morganties from California are rare, but pieces of this calibre are really limited to just a few dozen pieces and most of those are untouchable because they are in museums or priced over 20 thousand dollars these days. This is like owning a piece of history, and is a good investment as they only go up in value. 10.1 x 9.6 x 9.5 cm
This elegant etched beryl crystal is a floater, terminated at both ends and superficialy looking like a pale kunzite. This piece has a pale peach-pink hue to it when placed against a white background. A rare and unique specimen for the Himalaya where beryl is very uncommon: formerly from the collection of Tim Sherburn, who got it in 1982 while doing cleaning and prep work for mine owner Pala Intl. It was found in August of 1982. Not so ugly in person. 3.8 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm
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